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  • March 1st, 2023 The Servant Diplomat: Reflections on a Career in Diplomacy by Ryan Gliha, Diplomat in Residence — Northwest, U.S. Department of State 7:00 p.m., Scandinavian Cultural Center Keynote preceded by a panel presentation with PLU alumni and Returned Peace Corps volunteer at 4:00 p.m. with Shella Biallas ’04, Haley Ehlers ’16, Lucas Gillespie ’16, Sam Rise ’11, MA ’12 PLU welcomes Ryan M. Gliha, who currently serves as the Diplomat in Residence for the Northwest at UC Berkeley, where

    Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education
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  • Global Opportunities for PLU Administrators & Staff J-Term 2023 Mexico, Andrea Michelbach J-Term 2020 Hawaii, Nicole Juliano Short-Term Study Away Program AssistantThis opportunity was created in 2003 as part of the university’s global and cross-cultural education initiatives. Administered through the Wang Center, it aims to provide PLU faculty and staff with a demonstrated interest in global education with the opportunity to participate in one of PLU’s short-term programs in a support capacity

  • mental illnesses.  Students represent their diverse communities and interns will work with individuals across sexual orientation, gender, age, SES, cultural, and other spectra. The Counseling Center provides brief therapy (an Initial Treatment Planning Session and up to 8 sessions).  Interns are given the option of providing long-term clinical care for up to two (2) students.SupervisionSupervision:  Interns meet 1.5-hours a week with a primary supervisor, a half-hour a week with a secondary

  • Lute Chemists and the PLU Day of Vocation Apr 5th-6th The PLU Day of Vocation is almost here! PLU Chemists are a big part of it this year! (i) Keynote: Michelle Long , ’85 PLU Regent and chemistry alumna, Tues 4/5, 7 – 8 p.m., Scandinavian Cultural Center Join PLU Regent and alumna Michelle Long… April 5, 2016

  • programs; data visualization; and many more. But DH also functions as a lens by offering us critical tools we can use to examine technology via methods and approaches common to the humanities. Our Digital Humanities Lab at PLU embraces the principles of minimal computing and cross-cultural collaborations established by Global Outlook Digital Humanities (GO::DH), a special interest group of the Alliance of Digital Humanities Organizations (ADHO), by prioritizing accessibility and encouraging the use of

  • justice.  In every country where MCC works, the organization partners with local churches and organizations with similar values in three areas: relief, development and peace. The organization has 5 Global Service Learning opportunities/programs. The International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP) is a yearlong work and cultural exchange opportunity for young, Christian adults. Seed is a two year program that brings together young adults from around the world to reflect and serve for peace. Serving and

  • . Emphasis will be placed on developing evidence-based practitioners that critically utilize the scientific literature in their professional endeavors in Kinesiology. (4) KINS 505 : Inclusive Leadership The course is designed to explore cultural factors that influence people and human interaction. Specifically, students will study the role of diversity and the experiences of people with marginalized identities in United States sport organizations. The various ways that people may differ and how this

  • reflection on this subject begins with the “Introduction to Holocaust & Genocide Studies” course, which serves the minor but is also a general education course open to all PLU students. Professors from the history, English, German, religion, social work and Hispanic Studies departments worked together to create the course to allow students to investigate the intersections of dehumanization, violent oppression, cultural destruction, and war. “We wanted to highlight the interdisciplinary and global focus

  • University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China Ma Keyun researched theories of English literary criticism and linguistic approaches to English dramas with the department of English. Learn More Ni Jiangling Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China Ni jiangling researched language pedagogy and learning outcomes with the department of Languages and Literatures. Wang Ziying Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China Wang Ziying researched translation for dramatic texts and cross-cultural communication with

  • : Assessing the Development of Community in Mixed-Income Housing Severtson Fellowship Salishan is a public housing development on the eastside of Tacoma that historically had high rates of poverty and reputation of crime. Despite these challenges, the community came together across language and cultural barriers. Tacoma Housing Authority received a grant to redevelop Salishan to replace outdated, poorly constructed housing and create a mixed-income community. The community continues to undergo changes in